Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James made a dramatic appearance Saturday afternoon at InfoCision Stadium on the campus of the University of Akron.

James walked through a side entrance into a nearly empty stadium and made his way down to the playing field after thousands of fans were already gone or leaving the "LeBron Appreciation Day" event that was sponsored by several area businesses.

The Cleveland Browns will welcome 15 high school football teams to the club’s Berea Training Facility on Saturday, June 19, for the inaugural Cleveland Browns High School Invitational starting at 9:00 a.m.

Teams will be divided in to three flights (five teams in each flight) and each team will play a 7-on-7 style tournament in their respective flight. Following flight play, teams will be seeded and play in a single elimination bracket. Teams participating in this year’s invitational include:

The following are local boys results from the second and final day of the state track and field meet in Columbus. We updated with partial local results from the finals throughout Saturday. We fell behind on our updates while chasing athletes down for interviews toward the end of the meet, but you can find complete results by clicking here.

Final team results (updated at 8:16 p.m.): Warren Harding won the team title with 47 points. Wadsworth had the best performance among locals with a fourth-place finish.

The following are local boys results from the second and final day of the state track and field meet in Columbus. We updated with partial local results from the finals throughout Saturday. We fell behind on our updates while chasing athletes down for interviews toward the end of the meet, but you can find complete results by clicking here.

Final team results (updated at 8:19 p.m.): Reynoldsburg won the team title with 56 points. Medina had the best finish among local teams, tying for third place.

Good morning. This is Nate Ulrich of Ohio.com and the Akron Beacon Journal. I'm in Columbus at the state track and field meet today with fellow sports writer Jim Isabella. Stay tuned to this blog for updates throughout the second and final day of the meet. Also, check out our preps twitter page for results of local athletes.

Pleasant Hill Newton Local capitalized on on error and several bunt singles to score three runs in the top of the sixth inning and another in the top of the seventh to break a 3-3 and defeat East Canton 6-3 Friday afternoon at the Division IV state semifinal softball game at Firestone Stadium.

The Hornets committed five errors and outstanding bunting technique by the Indians made all the difference.

Final update at 7:50 p.m. -- The following are local boys results from Friday's state track meet in Columbus. We'll be updating with results from the finals. The finals for several events will also be held Saturday. For the complete results, click here.

Final update at 7:50 p.m. -- The following are local girls results from Friday's state meet in Columbus. We'll be updating with results from the finals. The finals for several events will also be held Saturday. For the complete results, click here.

Good morning. This is Nate Ulrich of Ohio.com and the Akron Beacon Journal. I'm in Columbus at the state track and field meet today with fellow sports writer Jonas Fortune. Stay tuned to this blog for updates throughout today and Saturday. Also, check out our preps twitter page for results of local athletes.

The Division I state semifinal softball game between Grove City and Liberty Township Lakota East at Firestone Stadium has been postyponed. Officials are trying to remove excess water from the infield after a heavy shower hit around 6 p.m. and lasted 20 minutes, but the teams were never able to take the field.

Shelbi Tilton's RBI single and Jayla Saibene hit a two-run double into the gap in right center field in a three-run fourth inning and Perry goes on to defeat Holland Springfield 5-0 lead at the Division I softball state semifinal at Firestone Stadium.

Panther pitcher Casi Rohr finished strong, retiring 12 straight batters and the final trio on strikeouts. Rohr, a junior, had 10 strikeouts and gave up just three hits and two walks, both in the first inning.

A bases-loaded error on a force play at home plate with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Poland Seminary a 5-4 win over New Concord John Glenn in the Division II state softball semifinal at Firestone Stadium.

A solo home run by Jenna Modic of Poland Seminary in the bottom of the third inning give the Bulldogs 1-0 lead over New Concord John Glenn after four innings.

Defending Division III champion Hebron Lakewood(28-5) has moved up to Division II and survived its semifinal game with a 5-4 come from behind win over Greenville (30-3) Thursday morning at Firestone Stadium.

The Lancers trailed 4-3 after the Green Wave scored four in the top of the sixth, but put two on the board iin the bottom of the inning. Left fielder Chelsea Brewer, was hit by a pitch, had two hits including a triple and RBI, catcher Caitlin Houk walked twice, doubled and drove in a run, and winning pitcher Alyssa Patznick (21-3) had a hit and drove in a run.